Understanding African American Rhetoric

Classical Origins to Contemporary Innovations
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-94386-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1179 g

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson II, Ronald L.

Richardson, Elaine B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Orlando Taylor
Introduction: Ronald L. Jackson II and Elaine B. Richardson

Section One: Classical Egyptian Origins of African American Rhetoric
1. Nommo, Kawaida and Communicative Practice: Bringing Good Into the World: Maulana Karenga
2. The Spiritual Essence of African American Rhetoric: Adisa A. Alkebulan

Section Two: Manifestations of African American Rhetoric and Orality
3. African American Orality: Expanding Rhetoric: Thurmon Garner and Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
4. "Jesus is a Rock:" Spirituals as Lived Experiences: Melbourne S. Cummings and Judi Moore Latta
5. The Use of Public Space as Cultural Communicator: How Museums Reconstruct and Reconnect Cultural Memory: Deborah F. Atwater and Sandra L. Herndon

Section Three: Politics of Defining African American Rhetoric
6. The Word at Work: Ideological and Epistemological Dynamics in African American Rhetoric: Richard L. Wright
7. The Politics of (In)visibility in African American Rhetorical Scholarship: A (Re)Quest for an African Worldview: Mark Lawrence McPhail
8. Afrocentricity as Metatheory: A dialogic exploration of its principles: Ronald L. Jackson II

Section Four: African American Rhetorical Analyses of Struggle and Resistance
9. Africological Theory and Criticism: Reconceptualizing Communication Constructs: Jeffrey Lynn Woodyard
10. Every Man Fights for His Freedom: The Rhetoric of African American Resistance in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Ella Forbes
11. "The Duty of the Civilized is to Civilize the Uncivilized:" Tropes of Black Nationalism in the Messages of Five Percent Rappers: Felicia M. Miyakawa
12. Death Narratives from the Killing Fields: Narrative Criticism and the Case of Tupac Shakur: Carlos D. Morrison

Section Five: Trends and Innovations in Analyzing Contemporary African American Rhetoric
13. Lauryn Hill as Lyricist and Womanist: Celnisha L. Dangerfield
14. The Kink Factor: A Womanist Discourse Analysis of African American Mother/Daughter Perspectives on Negotiating Black Hair/Body Politics: Regina E. Spellers
15. An Afrocentric Rhetorical Analysis of Johnnie Cochran's Closing Argument in the O.J. Simpson Trial: Felicia R. Walker
16. Afrocentric Rhetoric Transcending Audiences and Contexts: A Case Study of Preacher and Politician Emanuel Cleaver II: Shauntae Brown-White

Section Six: Visions for Research in African American Rhetoric
17. The Future of African American Rhetoric: Molefi Kete Asante
18.The Discourse of African American Women: A Case for Extended Paradigms: Dorothy L. Pennington

Über Autor(innen)

Ronald L. Jackson II is Associate Professor of Culture and Communication Theory at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Negotiation of Cultural Identity (1999). Elaine B. Richardson is Assistant Professor of English and by courtesy, Applied Linguistics at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of African-American Literacies (Routledge, 2002).